竹の子族

たけのこぞく

Meanings

1. Expression, Noun Takenoko Tribe (i.e.: teenagers who dressed flamboyantly and danced in Harajuku, Tokyo, from the late 1970s to the mid 1980s) (named after Harajuku clothing store Boutique Takenoko)

Kanji

• 竹 bamboo. Read as たけ.
• 子 child
• 族 tribe. Read as ゾク.

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